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Importing txt Files - The Easy WayImport txt files into flash the easy way. It will show you how you can keep a flash based website up to date without updating the swf file.
Loading Entire Text File into Flash
This one's simple. I came up with a problem whilst creating a hit counter for a website I was working on. I had a PHP script that would increment the number in count.txt when someone hit the URL, then redirected to the Flash page, and the hit counter would read the count.txt file and display the number. This code is actually really versatile for any type of text you would like to use.
Dynamic Multiuser Login WITHOUT any php, perl, txt etc
This is "Part A - Multi username and password login" in a series of three. This is a flash mx / 2004, dynamic multi user login, which does not use any database, perl, php, txt file, js, cgi etc.
mx php poll system
The poll presented here can be added to every web site using PHP as scripting language and a mySQL database.
Batch Files : Opening Text Files using a .bat file
In this tutorial we will look at creating a .bat file that will open a .txt file.
Loading .TXT files in Flash
There are many way to load text files into flash, but I think this is the easiest.
Preloading External Flash Movies Flash tutorial
This preloader tutorial shows you how to load an external Flash file into another Flash file with a preloader. This gives you the opportunity to break your Flash Movie into several more manageable parts rather than having one very large Flash file. It also means that the user need only wait for that section of the Movie that they wish to view to preload rather than waiting for a much larger file to load.
Integrating Video in a Flash Movie
Want to integrate video in your Flash movie? You have two choices. You can embed the video in your Flash document, or keep progressively download it into a SWF file using from a FLV (Flash Video) file. In this tutorial you'll learn to use the Media Playback Component to display a FLV file in a Flash movie.
Preload External Flash Movies using Components Flash tutorial
In this preloader tutorial you will learn how to load an external Flash file into another Flash Movie using the Loader and Progress Bar Components. The use of Components make this is very simple and quick build. You can then break up your Flash project into several Flash movies rather than having one very large Flash file. It also means that the user only needs to wait for that section of the site that they wish to view.
Working With XML
Sometimes you need to pass a flash file information. Perhaps you're making a flash-based photo gallery or an mp3 player. Maybe you want to use flash to parse server information. Whatever you need to do, it may make the most sense to use XML to pass your data to flash. Using XML is good because it's easy to parse as flash has built-in XML tools. In order to use an XML file, you need flash to do 2 things: read it and parse it. Here's an example of the code you'd need to read in an XML file (called info.xml) and parse it.
Controlling sound using Actionscript
Audio integration into a Flash file always adds "glamour" to the Flash file. It makes it highly presentable and enhances the user experience. We will see how to do the following using Flash: 1. Import audio into flash 2. Adding audio to frames 3. Adding audio to buttons 4. Looping audio 5. Updating/Editing the added audio 6. Sharing the audio file across multiple files/projects
Popup a PDF file From Flash
This tutorial was written for the Flash Designer software, Display Adobe PDF file in a new window by clicking a link in a Flash movie.
Controlling flash from html
Say we have an external text file that is dynamically loaded into flash. Now say we want to have a link from this text file, which loads up external movies or we simply want to controll our flash from an external text that we have loaded; if this is our situation then we can use "asfunction" in our text file to communicate a general function with flash.
Loading Text file into flash
This is a very basic tutorial, that will show you how to have a Flash movie 'import' and display text from a text file that you create. This can be very useful if you want to update text in a movie, but don't want to edit the .fla file!.
Loading external swfs from an external dynamic loaded text file
Say we have an external text file that is dynamically loaded into flash. Now say we want to have a link from this text file, which loads up external movies. If this is our situation then we can use "asfunction" in our text file to communicate a general function with flash.
Optimising a Flash Movie
Want to create fast loading Flash movies. Essential skills for all Flash developers.In this tutorial I will look at those things which clog up a Flash file. Then I will look at what you can do to help create meaner and leaner files.
Controlling File Size in Flash Animations, Part 1
This tutorial shows you how you can keep file size small for Flash Animations in an easy to read and well illustrated article.
Sound
Adding sound to flash movies is a fun way to make your movies more interactive and dynamic. Adding sound in flash seemed a daunting task to me at first, however it is surprisingly easy! Hopefully this tutorial will help you out in your future flash endeavors. Just a quick note - you will need to have a music loop or music file of some kind handy to complete this tutorial, preferably an .mp3 file.
Insert Dynamic Movie (External SWF File)
Display external Flash file inside Flash Designer movie.
Accessing ID3 Tags (external .mp3)
In Flash MX you have the capability to load an external mp3 sound file into a flash movie using the Sound.loadSound() method. In the latest release of the Flash 6 Player it is possible to access the ID3 tags embedded in an mp3 encoded file. Unfortuneatley you cannot access the ID3 tags in an mp3 file until it has *fully* loaded, this is fine when you are using the Sound.attachSound() method but it causes problems when you are loading an external sound into the player...
Integrating Video in a Flash Movie in Flash MX
In this tutorial you'll learn to use the Media Playback Component to display a FLV file in a Flash movie.
Working with XML
Sometimes you need to pass a flash file information. Perhaps you're making a flash-based photo gallery or an mp3 player. Maybe you want to use flash to parse server information.
Load Movie Command for Pop Up Window
Purpose - this lets you call another flash file into the existing file as its playing - a pop up window if you will without having to use any Java or action scripting. The pop up is actually a second flash movie.
Reading Text Files in Flash
One of the powerful aspects of flash is the ability to loaded information while playing. In this tutorial learn how to create and load a text file into a flash movie.
Preloading External Jpegs or SWFs into Flash
If you wish to preload Jpeg images or Flash Movies which are stored outside the Flash file use this preloader tutorial. This tutorial will show you how to use the Flash MX04 Loader Component to preload and place external files into your Flash Movie. The tutorial also shows you how to use the progressBar component.
Content Manager Flash and PHP
This tutorial will show you how to create an external admin panel to modify content of a Flash movie without the need to edit an .fla file. There are several intermediate to advanced methods that will be covered, so a moderate understanding of Flash and Actionscript is presumed.
Interactivity
Load Parameters From a Text File to Flash Animation Using loadVariables() function in Flash Designer Software.
Optimizing a Flash Movie
In this tutorial I will look at those things which clog up a Flash file. Then I will look at what you can do to help create meaner and leaner files.
How to put a picture underneath the SWF file
How to put an SWF file on top of a picture directly in your html page.Adding a picture underneath your Flash animations requires a bit of hand coding. You can do this in the html editing mode of your html editor. To do the coding by hand is a bit more complicated when you are used to the standard "insert flash file" features, such as available in Dreamweaver and Frontpage.
Flash Background
Use Flash SWF file as the background of a web page like you would use BODY BACKGROUND tag by using Flash Designer.
Creating Walk Cycle with Poser
This tutorial will explain the process of creating a simple walk cycle with Poser Pro Pack 4 and bringing it into Flash. You'll also learn how to keep the resulting file size low. Poser, like all 3D applications, has the potential to export massive file sizes. By the end of this tutorial, you'll know how to create the Flash animation shown below.
Search with PHP Flash tutorial
How to combine PHP and Flash into one seamless package and create search engine of sorts that will look through a text file and return the results of that search to the Flash movie.
Macromedia Flash 4 & 5 Tips
In this Tutorial you will learn the very essential, and not that essential tips for Macromedia Flash 5 (Also 4). The tutorial has been split into four parts: Drawing, Animation, Tracing and Optimizing. Flash 5 and Flash 4 are packed with features for keeping your file sizes down and here you will learn how. Please feel free to email me for further questions.
Loading Text from a File URL Loader
On this Flash ActionScript 3.0 High Definition (HD) tutorial we load a text from a file into stage using a URLLoader and URLRequest variables.
Creating dynamic charts from an external file
This tutorial shows you how to set up the Flash MX charting components to take data from an external source such as an ASP page or text file.
A Memopad, using the new MX Shared Object
This tutorial shows you how to make use of a new feature of Flash MX, the shared object. At the same time you will learn how to use radiobuttons as event handlers like real buttons.The shared object is a new feature of Flash MX and works like a cookie. When you type text into a textfield and this text is defined as a shared object, the text will be remembered even you close the file. This is also true when a file containing one or more shared objects is on a server.
Flash Fonts
When you create a html document in a certain font and want to share it with others on the internet, they wont be able to view the font unless they download it and install it on your computer. Unless of course you embed the font within the document.Flash also allows you to embed fonts, the difference is that while embedding fonts in HTML is problematic, Flash allows you to embed fonts flawlessly. So the person viewing the flash file can any fonts used within it without having the font installed on their computer.Despite the fact the flash makes embedding fonts so easy, they remain one of the most frequently reported sources of problems on flash forums.
Simple Preloader
In this tutorial, you're going to learn how to make a "simple preloader". The person who's going to view your flash project must receive an indication that your flash file is being loaded. Simple preloaders are useful with small-sized flash files.
Frame Navigation using Flash
In this tutorial we will be investigating how to use flash files in one frame to affect a HTML file in the other.forward too.
Create Flash Video
This tutorial you will learn how to import a video as an embedded file in a few minutes with Flash Maker -- Sothink SWF Quicker.

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